Sunday, May 31, 2009

When I'm idle I draw heads. Sometimes I have a magazine open at Barnes & Noble. Sometimes I'm watching TV with a clipboard on my lap and a kitten clamboring up one leg. Here's last week's "idle" output comped onto a big ol' sheet.

Saturday, May 30, 2009

Today I sampled Austin's newest lifedrawing meetup, Naked Lunch, which focuses on shorter poses, 7 minutes max. Thanks to the kind and talented folks at Powerhouse Animation for hosting, and putting their own spin on it. Refreshing!

Here's last week's Saturday morning session...ugh, some difficulties with the head and hand placement. In my defense, this was my first naked old dude!

Tuesday, May 19, 2009

www.autodestruct.com's host will be doing some maintenance from the 20th-29th, meaning I may not be able to update content for a while. I don't understand/care why it's necessary, but in the meantime, I can be reached at djunderfoot [at] gmail.com

"In any friendly contest there are those who enter to win and those who enter to have fun. While it's impossible to know the motive of each contestant in Dominance War, that sense of fun -- of play vs. competition -- is communicated in the finished work. Every entry that perked my interest reads as a labor of love. This, I think, is what most concept artists wish their work to be : not mere behind-the-scenes pre-production (though that is certainly core to its purpose), but something they can take pride in by bringing a piece of themselves to. Something that can stand alone, connect with others and bridge the gap between the fine and the functional."

Tuesday, May 5, 2009

I'm trying to get away from the easy, straight-up-and-down poses (there are a few in here like this), pushing overlap, twists and overall dynamism. I'm finding bounding boxes useful -- helps introduce more drastic angularity and provides a space to work within. A blank page presents too many options. Too many ways to go wrong.

Monday, May 4, 2009

Sunday, May 3, 2009

It's no secret that I watch a lot of porn. Like, probably more than you do.

Today, to get a break from Necronomicook, I tried pausing a DVD at various spots and doing short tonal studies on the Cintiq. There's a bit of improv going on, but all these shots were observed from Volume 4 of the all-girl series "We Live Together." There's 7 of them to date. There's a pay site also. It's porn.

Since I wasn't restricted by stubby china marker on newsprint, I was able to get a little more specific than usual. I know. "Of all the subject matter", right? I figured if I'm going to be viewing, I might as well be learning. It's more than most guys manage, and I've got more than enough DVDs on hand.

Probably should have kept this to myself, since it's (a) kind of creepy and (b) implies I swipe my naughty stuff directly from videos, but I swear it's just for the purpose of study/practice!